Description: Newport, RHODE ISLAND - City Hall, Townsend & New High School - 1906: Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. It is located 23 miles (37 km) south of Providence, and 61 miles (98 km) south of Boston. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions. The population was 24,672 at the 2010 census. Newport was founded in 1639. Its eight founders and first officers were Nicholas Easton, William Coddington, John Clarke, John Coggeshall, William Brenton, Jeremy Clark, Thomas Hazard, and Henry Bull. They left Portsmouth, Rhode Island after a political fallout with Anne Hutchinson and her followers. In 1663 the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations received its Royal Charter and Benedict Arnold (1615–1678) was elected its first Governor at Newport. Upon its completion in 1741, the Old Colony House at the head of what is now known as Washington Square served as a seat of Rhode Island's government, until the current Rhode Island State House in Providence was completed in 1904 and Providence became the state's sole capital city. This card shows a finely defined 1906 downtown view. As evidence of the earliness of the view, one card shows a horse drawn wagon parked on the street. This Undivided Back Era postcard, mailed in 1906, is in good condition, but it shows edge wear and some franking on the image. The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, Mass. No. 7430.
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Newport: RI
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
City/Region: Newport
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Year Manufactured: 1906
Material: Paper
City: Newport
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Metropolitan News Co.
Subject: City Hall
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Continent: North America
Era: Undivided Back (c. 1901-1907)
City Hall: Townseand Industrial School
Region: Rhode Island
Country: United States
Theme: Animals, Architecture, Cities & Towns, Landscapes, Transportation, Townsend & New High School, City Hall, Horse, Wagon
Features: Architecture
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Posted
